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just a reminder to COMPLETELY boycott Eurovision this year; Azerbaijan and Israel, despite committing genocide, are STILL allowed to compete & have NOT been banned. by refusing to ban both countries, Eurovision is profiting off of the genocide of Palestinians and Armenians.

do not listen to the artists. do not pirate or stream the artists' music, and this applies to ALL the artists who are competing and performing this year. do not listen to the songs on ANY platform, do not give them ANY attention.

write to your broadcasters and tell them you REFUSE to watch the channels until they recognise the Armenian and Palestinian genocides & that you find it disgusting how they are allowing Eurovision despite Azerbaijan and Israel's entries.

do NOT give eurovision OR the competing artists ANYTHING but silence.

boycott ALL of eurovision.

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Of course I'm also gonna submit some songs myself. Not too many- I don't want the bracket to become dominated by Dutch and German songs and artists, the ones I'm most likely to know. But some that I'd add are:

Winds of change (the Scorpions) move over David Hasselhof- THIS is the song of the reunificaiton of Germany.

De bom (doe maar) about finding love (before the bomb drops)

99 Luftballons (Nena) come on you know this one

Fenster (Kraftklub) sarcastically points out that there is something fascists can do to improve society: jump out of the window

Please keep them coming!

Best EU songs call for submissions!

How do y'all feel about having a big EU song bracket in May? Maybe with a 'freedom/liberation/antifascist' theme?

I'd say anyone can submit anything. If it isn't obviously EU, you'd have to come up with some connection (Like, 'Winds of Change' may be in English, but the Scorpions are a German band, that's easy. Challenge yourself, tell me why 'Love me I'm a liberal' by Phil Ochs should be accepted, be creative!)

When we start, we'll do one bracket, then, because polls tend to attract more attention than calls for submissions, we'll do another bracket with the songs that come in from people who saw the bracket going around. The winners from both brackets will meet in the final.

Submissions for this first round will be open until April 30th.

Please submit songs by asks.

And don't forget:

BOYCOT EUROVISION 2024

[dividedindiversity]

Best EU songs call for submissions!

How do y'all feel about having a big EU song bracket in May? Maybe with a 'freedom/liberation/antifascist' theme?

I'd say anyone can submit anything. If it isn't obviously EU, you'd have to come up with some connection (Like, 'Winds of Change' may be in English, but the Scorpions are a German band, that's easy. Challenge yourself, tell me why 'Love me I'm a liberal' by Phil Ochs should be accepted, be creative!)

When we start, we'll do one bracket, then, because polls tend to attract more attention than calls for submissions, we'll do another bracket with the songs that come in from people who saw the bracket going around. The winners from both brackets will meet in the final.

Submissions for this first round will be open until April 30th.

Please submit songs by asks.

And don't forget:

BOYCOT EUROVISION 2024

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Spomienky na budúcnosť (Memories of the Future) by Iné Kafe

it's from 2003 and it's basically lamenting about the state of wars in the 21st century, their sensationalisation in mass media, misinformation surrounding them, leaders justifying their wars as fights for ideals and democracy when it's all about money and oil and then dipping out to hide in some cushy shelter when shit hits the fan, and the general disregard for human lives

also it's a certified banger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwoDkelxotA

I wouldn't recommend including the official videoclip in case you look for it, since it includes footage of dead bodies and starved children toward the end

it's on the list! Please keep them coming!

#ask

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hi! wanted to submit a couple of songs for the eu competition. these are quite famous and problably not as interesting as more niche ones, but i still think they are amazing:

Danger Dan - Das ist alles von der Kunstfreiheit gedeckt (he's a cool german rapper who loves critisising the government and the police. i love his sense of irony)

Ren - Seven Sins (i know he sings in english, but technically he's welsch? and welsch is genetically closer to Breton language in France than to English, so... come on. and this particular song even starts with a verse in welsch, therefore i suggest it and not the more political ones. it's my favourite though: i adore the way he intricately merges his personal chronic pain with political and social problems. it just resonates deeply with me and i find it beautiful)

also, just in case: do you think you could accept songs of oppositional russian singers that had to leave the country because of the political beliefs they expressed in their art? russia is obviously not a part of eu, but it used to compete in eurovision - and most of the singers have emigrated to the countries of eu specifically. i will totally understand if you'd rather not allow their songs to participate. it's just that i know and deeply love so many of them - russian resistance culture is old and poetic; our literature has always been the main way of opposition, as all the other ones are closed. i guess i simply wish to contribute something from my homeland, if i'm permitted to. again, i don't have high hopes and will absolutely accept your reasoning should you refuse.

(hopefully i'm doing this right - was i supposed to give more/less information, provide the links? i'm sorry if so)

anyway, have a nice day! this competition is a great idea and i'm looking forward to it.

First of all, I want to be very clear about this: this answer is *nothing against the person who sent this ask*. I'm assuming they didn't check what all the artists they mention were up to in the past week.

I won't be including any submissions by Danger Dan or anyone else from Antilopengang. Yes, the song mentioned is a banger. However, Antilopengang has long been at least somewhat Antideutsch, and 5 days ago brought out the song 'Oktober in Europa'. The text of the song is mostly about the increase in antisemitism in Germany and Europe in general lately, a very justified and important complaint, and about antisemitism in the left in particular, which is something often dismissed and ignored and should be talked about more. However, some of the parts of the song that are specifically about the war in Gaza give the impression that the singers consider concern for the well-being of Palestinians to be antisemitism. That conflation muddies an otherwise good message. Which isn't surprising considering their antideutsch position, just disappointing. For this reason, it would be weird to include their songs in a bracket that calls for a boycott of Eurovision. I get the impression they wouldn't want to be.

To answer the question about Russian artists- sure, just make a case for their inclusion! But I ask everyone in *general* to please check the artists you submit- I happen to know this about Antilopengang but I don't know about *most* artists.

#ask

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Song submission: Doba je zlá by Živé kvety (roughly translated "Times are bad")

Apart from the "times are bad" and it being as bad as "everything thats on the radio" chorus theres lines about "assholes, thieves with gloves are in power" and "it's not yet so bad we have to drink cola"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W2S2biv72k

First submission! Yay! Thank you, Noted!

#ask

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Best EU songs call for submissions!

How do y'all feel about having a big EU song bracket in May? Maybe with a 'freedom/liberation/antifascist' theme?

I'd say anyone can submit anything. If it isn't obviously EU, you'd have to come up with some connection (Like, 'Winds of Change' may be in English, but the Scorpions are a German band, that's easy. Challenge yourself, tell me why 'Love me I'm a liberal' by Phil Ochs should be accepted, be creative!)

When we start, we'll do one bracket, then, because polls tend to attract more attention than calls for submissions, we'll do another bracket with the songs that come in from people who saw the bracket going around. The winners from both brackets will meet in the final.

Submissions for this first round will be open until April 30th.

Please submit songs by asks.

And don't forget:

BOYCOT EUROVISION 2024

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Poll masterpost!

EU clash of countries final (with links to earlier rounds)

EU best dishes masterpost

EU politics masterpost Other polls masterpost

Currently the submissions for the Best EU song bracket are open!

#poll #EU #Europe #masterpost

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Other EU polls

How many EU countries have you visited?

How many EU countries can you find on this map?

#EU #poll #other #geography

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EU Politics masterpost

Best European capitol?

What do we vote for?

How are you planning to vote?

#EU #european elections

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Best EU songs call for submissions!

How do y'all feel about having a big EU song bracket in May? Maybe with a 'freedom/liberation/antifascist' theme?

I'd say anyone can submit anything. If it isn't obviously EU, you'd have to come up with some connection (Like, 'Winds of Change' may be in English, but the Scorpions are a German band, that's easy. Challenge yourself, tell me why 'Love me I'm a liberal' by Phil Ochs should be accepted, be creative!)

When we start, we'll do one bracket, then, because polls tend to attract more attention than calls for submissions, we'll do another bracket with the songs that come in from people who saw the bracket going around. The winners from both brackets will meet in the final.

Submissions for this first round will be open until April 30th.

Please submit songs by asks.

And don't forget:

BOYCOT EUROVISION 2024

#Call for submissions #EU #Music #Best EU song

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Two hours to go! And once again- if you want/need help with registering, send an ask, I can try to find someone in your location who can help!

There is a handy website with all the information on how to register to vote if you

A) are an EU citizen but not of the country you live in

B) want to vote in a different country than the one you live in

C) live outside of the EU

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Two more days!

There is a handy website with all the information on how to register to vote if you

A) are an EU citizen but not of the country you live in

B) want to vote in a different country than the one you live in

C) live outside of the EU

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5 days to go! If you are one of he 2% of people who find registering to votea hurdle and think it might be less of one if someone were to help you, don't hesitate yo reach out!

I'll keep you anon if you want and certainly won't judge. There's enough people who follow this blog that there's a good chance someone can help.

There is a handy website with all the information on how to register to vote if you

A) are an EU citizen but not of the country you live in

B) want to vote in a different country than the one you live in

C) live outside of the EU

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Sorry for the confusion- that is what the option 'I'm voting in another EU country than the one I live in' is meant to convey!

I myself will do this: I will vote for the Dutch lists from Germany, where I live.

There is a handy website with all the information on how to register to vote if you

A) are an EU citizen but not of the country you live in

B) want to vote in a different country than the one you live in

C) live outside of the EU

[dividedindiversity]

There is a handy website with all the information on how to register to vote if you

A) are an EU citizen but not of the country you live in

B) want to vote in a different country than the one you live in

C) live outside of the EU

#EU #poll #european elections #I for example am going to register to vote in the Netherlands #So that I can vote for Tineke Strik

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19 hours to go!

So far, this blog has mostly been about silly EU-themed polls. But ultimately, the EU is a very powerful institution that influences the lives of hundereds of millions of people, for better or worse. I have made some serious posts on here before- but with the EU election coming up, I was wondering if we could do something with that.

I won't do a political party bracket or anything like that, but I'm honestly kinda interested in how much tumblr knows about the EU, how tumblr Europeans have been using their voice in EU politics, etc. With the bonus of maybe spreading some knowledge. So let's start off simple:

Do you have any ideas for more polls? My ask box is always open, and as long as posts from this blog don't get too many notes, I read those too!